Joshua Slocum’s voyage alone around the world (1895-1898) is among the most famous feats of single-handed voyaging of all time. SPRAY was given to Slocum by a friend in 1892. The vessel had been abandoned in a field seven years earlier. Slocum rebuilt her, then in 1895 struck out on his voyage.
Sulkava is a two person sliding seat row boat that readily converts to a single. It is designed by Ruud Van Veelen a Dutchman living in Finland. I chose this design as I was after something that was fast and elegant but suitable for two novice rowers.
The yawl CALYPSO was built in 1909, and launched as MICHIGAN into Benton Harbor, Michigan (her name was changed to CALYPSO in Tampa, Florida, 1937).My Dad bought CALYPSO in 1966 from Judge Rupert Crittenden (head judge for the Berkeley sit-in trials).
Stephen Champagne and his wife bought DRIFTWOOD, a 32′ Grand Banks, in May 2014. They put her in drydock for seven weeks and had a crew of five shipwrights working on her. They sistered 17 of her frames, replaced both chines, and 160 feet of planking.
MarAzul is a 60′ passagemaker Ketch. She is constructed primarily of Port Orford Cedar using a variation of the Strip/Cold Mold processes.She was launched in June of 2015 and is currently on shake down cruise # 2 in the Columbia River.
Community Boating Center, Inc in New Bedford, Massachusetts has built 3 Bevins skiffs over...
Spjærøykrysser is a type of boat designed and constructed by Brødrene Olsen Trebåtbyggeri in Kjellvika on Spjærøy, Hvaler, Norway. It was a familiar type of boat shipped to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the United States.
I spent about a year restoring APSARA as a Christmas present for my wife. Now my son, my wife and and I sail her in Long Beach Harbor. She is made of 3/4″ plywood with a mahogany veneer deck, aluminum mast and swinging center board, and a wood boom.